Sierra Pacific Burney Facility
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 50110 · Operator: Sierra Pacific Industries Inc
Nameplate20MWSummer 19 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation95GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor57%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 118.4 | 75.1% | — |
| 2002 | 116.5 | 73.9% | — |
| 2003 | 115.9 | 73.5% | — |
| 2004 | 102.9 | 65.0% | — |
| 2005 | 96 | 64.3% | — |
| 2006 | 101.1 | 70.7% | — |
| 2007 | 117.4 | 67.3% | — |
| 2008 | 114.1 | 68.4% | — |
| 2009 | 108.8 | 78.1% | — |
| 2010 | 112 | 74.4% | — |
| 2011 | 107.4 | 77.6% | — |
| 2012 | 115 | 78.8% | — |
| 2013 | 110.6 | 69.4% | — |
| 2014 | 112.6 | 68.0% | — |
| 2015 | 102.3 | 61.8% | — |
| 2016 | 91 | 54.8% | — |
| 2017 | 98.4 | 59.5% | — |
| 2018 | 78.4 | 47.3% | — |
| 2019 | 67.2 | 40.6% | — |
| 2020 | 96.6 | 58.2% | — |
| 2021 | 113 | 68.2% | — |
| 2022 | 92.3 | 55.8% | — |
| 2023 | 94.5 | 57.1% | — |
| 2024 | 96.3 | 58.0% | — |
| 2025 | 95.1 | 57.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 20 | 18.9 | Oct 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sierra Pacific Industries Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sierra Pacific Industries Inc | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Burney Forest Products | 31 MW | 1.6 km |
| Burney Creek | 3 MW | 2.7 km |
| Hatchet Ridge Wind Project | 101 MW | 8.9 km |
| Pit 3 | 80 MW | 14 km |
| Hat Creek Bioenergy | 4 MW | 14 km |
| Hat Creek 1 | 10 MW | 14.4 km |